by Dave Johnson | Nov 12, 2013 | Democracy, Progressive Vision
"We the People." How many of us have really thought through the implications of these three words? Can people today even imagine a government that is on the side of We the People, instead of being rigged to benefit the already-wealthy and crush the hopes and efforts...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 8, 2013 | Making it in America
Today's jobs report shows a gain of 19,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector in October. This is big because for all of 2013 the U.S. has gained a total of 35,000 manufacturing jobs, so more than half of those were gained last month. See this chart at IndustryWeek for...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog
Everyone is reading the tea leaves to understand what the Virginia or New York City or New Jersey elections might mean in 2014 and 2016. Does Christie's election mean Republican "moderates" are ascendant? Does Bill de Blasio's election show that progressives are the...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog
The current filibuster rules are being used to thwart the will of We the People. Republicans have abused it to obstruct everything -- and I do mean everything. The solution is to change the rules and make them talk, not kill the filibuster entirely. Obstructing The...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 4, 2013 | Blog
There is consensus across the (sane) spectrum that the country absolutely needs to repair and modernize our infrastructure. There is widespread agreement this will help the economy now and in the future, and will create jobs. But Republicans in Congress refuse to...
